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another barrasso wants to know if and why the former cia director would say that when cia personnel on the ground in libya knew within a day it was a terror attack. martha: a lot of questions from the map. there will be others on capitol hill today that will be briefing lawmakers. he was going to do that? >> one of them is the successor, michael morel, and he will be back today, the white house says lawmakers should be able to get what they need from michael morel. >> is called to testify. the president is confident that the acting director is fully capable of representing the cia in hearing about the incident and benghazi. reporter: also patrick kennedy will brief members of the homeland security committee today. martha: molly, thank you so much. bill: president obama will meet today with about a dozen business executives to lobby their support for his plan to avoid falling off that cliff. among the executives at today's meeting, the president's jobs council meeting. charlie gasparino has more. how are you, sir? good morning to you. have you confirm that valerie gerbil had this meetin
another barrasso wants to know if and why the former cia director would say that when cia personnel on the ground in libya knew within a day it was a terror attack. martha: a lot of questions from the map. there will be others on capitol hill today that will be briefing lawmakers. he was going to do that? >> one of them is the successor, michael morel, and he will be back today, the white house says lawmakers should be able to get what they need from michael morel. >> is called to...
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when i was with petraeus just before he got the cia announcement when he went from the army to the cia he would have had to under tkpwhoe undergo another security investigation. they would have had a polygraph test, standard procedure for anybody going into the via and the first question they ask you is there anything we don't know about in your past that could be a cause of embarrassment? that would have come out. that was 18 months ago. so somebody in the personnel department of the white house, or the fbi, or at the cia at a very high level would have known about this alleged affair. so why sit on it for so long? why all of a sudden have it come out? if the fbi is investigating the head of the cia you've got to believe that somebody at a high level in the white house and at the fbi was made aware of this. you don't investigate one cabinet officer investigating the other without the president nothing. martha without president knowing. martha: what do you think of the friction between these two agencies. >> there may be historical friction but they are far too professional, both of th
when i was with petraeus just before he got the cia announcement when he went from the army to the cia he would have had to under tkpwhoe undergo another security investigation. they would have had a polygraph test, standard procedure for anybody going into the via and the first question they ask you is there anything we don't know about in your past that could be a cause of embarrassment? that would have come out. that was 18 months ago. so somebody in the personnel department of the white...
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bill: the last man to head the cia was leon panetta. petraeus took over from him when he took the job as defense secretary. now panetta was asked about the situation on his way overseas late last night. roll this. >> first, obviously it was a, it was a very sad situation to you know, have a distinguished career like that end in this manner, and my heart obviously goes out to him and to his family but i think he took the right step and i think it's important when you're director of the cia with all of the challenges that face you in that position that, you know, that personal integrity comes first and foremost. bill: so secretary panetta was also asked by reporters if the fbi should have alerted key members of congress about the investigation sooner? panetta saying that is something that should be looked at. martha: well the fbi is now preparing a timeline of its investigation to respond to lawmakers who think that they were told too late. this is it what we know so far according to a senior member of the obama administration. on wednesd
bill: the last man to head the cia was leon panetta. petraeus took over from him when he took the job as defense secretary. now panetta was asked about the situation on his way overseas late last night. roll this. >> first, obviously it was a, it was a very sad situation to you know, have a distinguished career like that end in this manner, and my heart obviously goes out to him and to his family but i think he took the right step and i think it's important when you're director of the cia...
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we have the director of national intelligence, the acting cia director. we also have a top deputy from the fbi. an undersecretary from the state department in addition to the head of the national counterterrorism center. this is the nation's hub for threat assessments in this country. what is most eagerly anticipated is the testimony of former cia director david petraeus. what we expect now that will happen on friday, martha. martha: fast nating to see how each of those sides, and david petraeus present what was going on and what their agencies were doing. then there is this big question, catherine, which john mccain is pushing for, a special investigation, a panel, a select committee to be put in place. is there any chance of that? >> reporter: well there seems to be some immediate pushback. to lay it out for folks. we have three senior senate republicans who believe the fallout from benghazi is so significant it is on par with some of the major scandals of american history. >> watergate investigation benefited from a joint select committee. iran-contra
we have the director of national intelligence, the acting cia director. we also have a top deputy from the fbi. an undersecretary from the state department in addition to the head of the national counterterrorism center. this is the nation's hub for threat assessments in this country. what is most eagerly anticipated is the testimony of former cia director david petraeus. what we expect now that will happen on friday, martha. martha: fast nating to see how each of those sides, and david...
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everybody has been blaming the cia. david petraeus wanted to make it clear it was changed somewhere along the line. martha: are we going see susan rice testify about what she knew and will congress have public hearings? >> i'm on the intelligence committee and mike rogers the chairman and he indicated yesterday that susan rice may be called as a witness. we shouldn't have to go through all this. it will be easier for the country on our foreign policy if we have the administration be honest and come forward and say what happened. if susan rice has to testify, we have to get to the bottom line. this goes beyond susan rice. we have four solid, good americans killed that day. they were murdered. to have these roadblocked thrown in the way. again, they are trying to blame the cia which was not at fault. they had it right. martha: if you get a chance to question hillary clinton what is your biggest question for her? >> i would ask her what reports they got from the field, what did they send back and what did the state departm
everybody has been blaming the cia. david petraeus wanted to make it clear it was changed somewhere along the line. martha: are we going see susan rice testify about what she knew and will congress have public hearings? >> i'm on the intelligence committee and mike rogers the chairman and he indicated yesterday that susan rice may be called as a witness. we shouldn't have to go through all this. it will be easier for the country on our foreign policy if we have the administration be...
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what did the president know, what was the cia briefing on these earlier attacks. what was happening in benghazi. what did we know about ansar al-sharia. what was the cia briefing the president before and was he engaged on these issues. bill: these hearings will take us in another direction, there will be headlines from it. martha: they are still counting the votes in the state of florida. some, though, already putting this election behind them and moving forward to 2016. a short list of possible contenders already? really? bill: president obama will talk about the state of the nation, the growing deficit, the national debt, $16 trillion. he will make a statement at 1:00 eastern time. we'll cover that on "america live." and what will he say to the people of the country about how we move forward together. >> they can cooperate and focus on ought overall economy to get people back to work you never know what can happen. bill: we are seeing frightening video of a massive earthquake in guatemala. after in the aftermath, absolutely staggering. 52 are dead. that number i
what did the president know, what was the cia briefing on these earlier attacks. what was happening in benghazi. what did we know about ansar al-sharia. what was the cia briefing the president before and was he engaged on these issues. bill: these hearings will take us in another direction, there will be headlines from it. martha: they are still counting the votes in the state of florida. some, though, already putting this election behind them and moving forward to 2016. a short list of...
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that is a bigger question. >> the cia was only one part of that process, andrea. martha: john bolton said there are a lot of folks in politics that will go out and tow the party line, john bolton said he didn't do that and that got him in trouble. that may be what we have at work here. i want to ask you politically, bob beckel. clearly the president feels emboldened by the election an made it clear he's going to stand up for susan rice. i think it's more clear that he pwapbts to nominate her. he wanted her to go through this process with these senators she'll face in these hearings, if indeed that's what happens. does the president move hut herr listen to this news conference and say, maybe not? >> i think the reality is that she needed to go up now matter what she is going to do and try to clear some of this up. secondly i think obama would like to nominate her for secretary of state. i don't think there is enough evidence yet that she did anything, lying, or misinforming people. she may not have asked the questions she should have asked. this is a witch hunt now
that is a bigger question. >> the cia was only one part of that process, andrea. martha: john bolton said there are a lot of folks in politics that will go out and tow the party line, john bolton said he didn't do that and that got him in trouble. that may be what we have at work here. i want to ask you politically, bob beckel. clearly the president feels emboldened by the election an made it clear he's going to stand up for susan rice. i think it's more clear that he pwapbts to nominate...
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bill: what is the latest on the cia talking points we discovered? >> reporter: the ranging member of the senate judiciary committee is now asking fear detailed briefing before the end of next week on the legal authorities obtained to monitor the former cia director's e-mail by the fbi and the legal analysis that the fbi and the justice department did not need to notify the white house of the ongoing investigation. and these questions go to the heart of the investigation fan the notification process and why the attorney general or eric holder believed he had the legal authority not to advise congress or the president given their national security interests. martha: meanwhile secretary of state hillary clinton will testify at the next hearing on the benghazi attacks. that is set to take place in early december it's going to be an open hearing, by the way. republican lawmakers say the obama administration is not being up front about what happened. pete king says these hearings are really we have to remember about the families of these four victims. >>
bill: what is the latest on the cia talking points we discovered? >> reporter: the ranging member of the senate judiciary committee is now asking fear detailed briefing before the end of next week on the legal authorities obtained to monitor the former cia director's e-mail by the fbi and the legal analysis that the fbi and the justice department did not need to notify the white house of the ongoing investigation. and these questions go to the heart of the investigation fan the...
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at 4:00 in the afternoon the cia acting director came back and said it was at cia after all. what explains that? >> this stuff is coming from the white house. they are hoping this will go away. i don't happen to be one of the senators she cares to talk about and maybe it's because while opposed to her from her position as ambassador of the united nations and nothing could change my mind on that. bill: based on that answer it appears you are willing to take that answer higher than susan rice with it comes to benghazi. >> this will go down as the biggest coverup in history. they all knew it. they are hoping to have it go beyond the election date which it did. but people are not going to forget it. the administration deliberately covered this and misrepresented what happened in benghazi threatened up in the both of four people. one of whom was a good friend of mine, ambassador stevens. bill: the biggest coverup in american history. >> yes, sir. bill: when senator lieberman came out yesterday afternoon --'s listed as an independent. but he seemed to take more of a sill sill tory
at 4:00 in the afternoon the cia acting director came back and said it was at cia after all. what explains that? >> this stuff is coming from the white house. they are hoping this will go away. i don't happen to be one of the senators she cares to talk about and maybe it's because while opposed to her from her position as ambassador of the united nations and nothing could change my mind on that. bill: based on that answer it appears you are willing to take that answer higher than susan...
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cia an next. martha: glen doherty was part of that team. jennifer, thank you very much. bill: fox news alert now on new images from staten island, new york jrk south of the harbor in manhattan. look what we have here. these are homes that have been moved as a result of hurricane sandy out into a marshland. we're looking live here at the amount of devastation people are going through there. standing water still today. i see at least one individual there now walking to the right of your screen. where is the help? that is what they are wondering. we heard from countless people on camera pleading for more help and guidance what they can do and how they can do it. back to there in a moment live, martha. martha: unbelievable. speechless. also back to the campaign trail. president obama changing his tune when it comes to one of his key promises. he no longer says turning around the economy, his quote, one-term proposition. >> so we've made real progress these past four years. but colorado, we all know our work's not yet done are you receiving a payout from a legal settlement or
cia an next. martha: glen doherty was part of that team. jennifer, thank you very much. bill: fox news alert now on new images from staten island, new york jrk south of the harbor in manhattan. look what we have here. these are homes that have been moved as a result of hurricane sandy out into a marshland. we're looking live here at the amount of devastation people are going through there. standing water still today. i see at least one individual there now walking to the right of your screen....
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former cia director david petraeus told closed intelligence hearings last friday that the intelligence community knew almost immediately that it was a terrorist attack that had little to do with a video even though he told lawmakers on september 14th that a video had sparked the attack. >> when discussing the attacks against our facilities in benghazi, i relied solely and squarely on the information provided to me by the intelligence community. i made clear that the information was preliminary and that our investigations would give us the definitive answers. >> reporter: senator john mccain and others would like for james clapper to return to capitol hill to explain why he told them that he did not know who changed the intelligence talking points. sean turner says it clapper's on agency. >> she made these statements last night, the eve of thanksgiving, people are cooking, why are we just now hearing from her ten weeks after the attack? >> reporter: essentially, because it's increasingly clear that the president wants to nominate her to be his next secretary of state despite strong repu
former cia director david petraeus told closed intelligence hearings last friday that the intelligence community knew almost immediately that it was a terrorist attack that had little to do with a video even though he told lawmakers on september 14th that a video had sparked the attack. >> when discussing the attacks against our facilities in benghazi, i relied solely and squarely on the information provided to me by the intelligence community. i made clear that the information was...
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we'll two to the department of defense and we'll go to the cia put ultimately the government speaks with one voice. this administration can't blame this component or, it is like, a man blaming his foot if he is charged with kicking somebody. the president is in charge. he is the commander-in-chief. he is not the meteorologist in chief. he is the commander-in-chief. he said the minute i learned of this attack, which, presumes to me that it was while it was ongoing because it lasted for six hours, the minute i learned of it i issued a directive to secure or personnel. what assets did he put in the air? what troops did he send to benghazi to secure our personnel? what did he do? bill i will not have a chance to ask him the question but i would hope you and others in the media would hold him just as responsible. bill: we hope to that that opportunity. but drill down on this. what the administration has suggested in its public statement that is the attacks came without warning. do these cables directly undercut that in your view? >> well these cables in addition to two prior attacks on the co
we'll two to the department of defense and we'll go to the cia put ultimately the government speaks with one voice. this administration can't blame this component or, it is like, a man blaming his foot if he is charged with kicking somebody. the president is in charge. he is the commander-in-chief. he is not the meteorologist in chief. he is the commander-in-chief. he said the minute i learned of this attack, which, presumes to me that it was while it was ongoing because it lasted for six...
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among those expected to testify, head of the cia, david petraeus. now republican congressman jason chaffetz back home in utah, a member of the house oversight government reform committee that had its own hearings two weeks ago. welcome back to "america's newsroom.". catherine herridge is reporting that the list of suspects after the raid on our consulate in benghazi that killed our u.s. ambassador has now extended to several dozen people. many of them with ties into egypt and cairo. what more do you know about that, sir? >> we do know that there are dozens of suspects. this threes right in the -- flies in the face of the administration told us that this was some mob and a video that got out of control. what is clear from the beginning it was terrorist attack that was coordinated. there were terrorist at it being activities in benghazi in months leading up to this. thanks to senator lindsey graham we're able to interview somebody there in tunisia. bill: you were just in tripoli. you did not come back with a favorable review. you have alleged that the
among those expected to testify, head of the cia, david petraeus. now republican congressman jason chaffetz back home in utah, a member of the house oversight government reform committee that had its own hearings two weeks ago. welcome back to "america's newsroom.". catherine herridge is reporting that the list of suspects after the raid on our consulate in benghazi that killed our u.s. ambassador has now extended to several dozen people. many of them with ties into egypt and cairo....
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who wrote the cia memos? she will be under oath and have to tell the truth. bill: lindsey graham was out saying i blame the president above everybody else what happened in libya. >> i think what the administration wants to avoid congressional hearings of any sort what really happened. bill: is that possible? >> you bet it is, if they have a confirmation hearing of secretary rice the first question she will be asked who wrote the talking points for you? why did you go out even days later and obvious to every housewife in america it was terrorist attack? why did you go out and continue to blame a youtube video? why did you continue to say it was a flashmob that got out of control. bill: kt, thank you. there are more questions as you continue to scratch the surface what is developing into a changing region. good to see you there. martha, what is coming up next? martha: a topic raised by kt with your talk moments ago, unprecedented power grab perhaps underway by the muslim brotherhood that backed egyptian president mohammed morzsy there. we'll talk about that. ar
who wrote the cia memos? she will be under oath and have to tell the truth. bill: lindsey graham was out saying i blame the president above everybody else what happened in libya. >> i think what the administration wants to avoid congressional hearings of any sort what really happened. bill: is that possible? >> you bet it is, if they have a confirmation hearing of secretary rice the first question she will be asked who wrote the talking points for you? why did you go out even days...